I know you're joking, but for aerospace geeks it's a *great* news source. It's accurate, in depth, and orders of magnitude better than 'Popular Mechanics' or even BBC. Popular Mechanics isn't hard to beat, but BBC just isn't specialized for this stuff.
It's put out by AIAA which is an Aerospace Engineering trade organization. For more depth, you'd need to interview the actual engineers, or read the scientific paper.
-Yet another space geek.
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I know you're joking, but for aerospace geeks it's a *great* news source. It's accurate, in depth, and orders of magnitude better than 'Popular Mechanics' or even BBC. Popular Mechanics isn't hard to beat, but BBC just isn't specialized for this stuff. It's put out by AIAA which is an Aerospace Engineering trade organization. For more depth, you'd need to interview the actual engineers, or read the scientific paper. -Yet another space geek.
promiscuity != succesful breeding
Those offspring need to not only live to breeding age, but also need to have their own kids to pass on genes.